Nannacara | |
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Nannacara anomala | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Tribe: | Cichlasomatini |
Genus: |
Nannacara Regan, 1905 |
Type species | |
Nannacara anomala Regan, 1905
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Nannacara is a genus of small freshwater cichlid fish endemic to South America. The genus is part of the Cichlasomatini tribe of the Cichlasomatinae subfamily. In the aquarium hobby, the fish is considered a dwarf cichlid along with Apistogramma, Mikrogeophagus, and Dicrossus species. Nannacara anomala is the most commonly encountered species in the aquarium trade.
There are currently six recognized species in this genus: [1]
In a book published in 2006, Nannacara adoketa and Nannacara bimaculata were reassigned to the new genus Ivanacara. [2] This change has not been recognized by FishBase, [1] but it has been adopted by the Catalog of Fishes. [3]
Nannacara | |
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Nannacara anomala | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Tribe: | Cichlasomatini |
Genus: |
Nannacara Regan, 1905 |
Type species | |
Nannacara anomala Regan, 1905
|
Nannacara is a genus of small freshwater cichlid fish endemic to South America. The genus is part of the Cichlasomatini tribe of the Cichlasomatinae subfamily. In the aquarium hobby, the fish is considered a dwarf cichlid along with Apistogramma, Mikrogeophagus, and Dicrossus species. Nannacara anomala is the most commonly encountered species in the aquarium trade.
There are currently six recognized species in this genus: [1]
In a book published in 2006, Nannacara adoketa and Nannacara bimaculata were reassigned to the new genus Ivanacara. [2] This change has not been recognized by FishBase, [1] but it has been adopted by the Catalog of Fishes. [3]